Re: Checking for null

[Erik Sahl]

You mean like...   String myValue = req.getParameter("value");   if (myValue != null) {     ...continue execution }                                                                                                           -----Original Message----- From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John McDonald Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 4:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Checking for null I am retrieving a value from a web page with req.getParameter("value"). How do I check if the string is null without getting a null pointer exception. Any ideas would be helpful.     John D. McDonald CipherStream Systems Phone: 925.373.8700 Fax:     413.793.6603 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.cipherstream.com ------------------------------------------------------- Secure E-Business Is Our Business -------------------------------------------------------